What’s the best way to improve your writing? Just write more often. This advice makes sense and yet, I’ve struggled to follow it.
I’ve been too ambitious whenever I write a new post for my blog. I constantly aim for each post to be written well, perfectly structured, and full of original ideas. As a result, I write less often because of the unnecessary pressure I put on myself. I’m now aiming to publish more regularly and worry less about writing perfect blog posts.
This experience reminds me of my struggles when I first started photography. In those days, my photos didn’t impress me. This is because I didn’t yet understand techniques for composing images and hadn’t identified a genre of photography to focus on. I felt aimless.
Finding clarity required effort. I took lots of pictures and experimented with different styles of photography. Soon, I realized my love for landscape photography and developed my photographic eye. I’m going to take a similar approach to writing.
Writing and publishing more frequently will help me grow as a writer. With every new article I publish, I hope to come closer to identifying what I enjoy writing about most and developing my writing voice. I don’t want this journey to be about achieving perfection. In embracing this process, I hope to connect more authentically with my thoughts and my readers.